Mari is the brainchild of Jan Matthias Klein and Christian Goergen. Jan and Christian are Mari's original co-founders. They both grew up in the beautiful village of Kröv near the Mosel River, while they spent some time together working at Jan's family winery, Staffelter Hof. It is home to some of Germany's oldest vineyards. Jan is the creative mind behind Mari's product composition; while Christian spends his days overseeing business development and building production and export relationships with the rest of the team, Thomas Goergon, Björn Linse, and Niklas Oberneder.